comScore Reports September North American Box Office on Track to Hit a New All-Time Record
comScore today announced North American box office revenues are on track to surpass the $700 million mark by month’s end – the highest ever grossing North American box office total for the month of September, besting September 2015’s $616.4 million North American total by 14 percent. Pow…
Ymagis Group Reports Its First Half-Year 2017 Results
Ymagis Group, the European specialist in technologies for the film industry, today reported its earnings and consolidated financial results for the first half year of 2017 ending 30 June 2017, as approved by the Group’s Board of Directors following its meeting on 29 September. Business in the first…
IMIS CTC Announces Seminar on Augmented and Virtual Reality in Cinema
National CineMedia (NCM) Launches Noovie Pre-Show In Movie Theaters Nationwide
What’s Noovie? Audiences will soon find out when National CineMedia (NCM)’s new Noovie pre-show launches on over 20,600 screens in 1,700 movie theaters throughout the U.S. this weekend. Noovie is focused on leading moviegoers to what’s next in entertainment. Reimagined for today’s movie audiences, N…
Graham W. Burke to Receive “MPA Asia-Pacific Copyright Educator” Award at CineAsia
Graham W. Burke, Co-Executive Chairman, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Village Roadshow Limited, will receive the “MPA Asia-Pacific Copyright Educator” (ACE) Award at the CineAsia Awards Ceremony on Thursday, 14 December 2017 at the Grand Hyatt, Hong Kong. “Graham has made a hu…
Modern Cinema Group Inc. Announces Patent Application Filed for Media Futures Exchange
Modern Cinema Group Inc. is proud to announce the filing of a novel patent application designed to solve problems relating to the financing, distribution and promotion of valuable media assets (movies, television and electronic games). This patent application filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademar…
MPS and Labo Launch a New Joint Venture, MPSLabo — a Core Facility Based out of Burbank, California, With Services Spanning Post-Production and Content Distribution
Motion Picture Solutions Ltd and Labo today announce a joint venture — MPSLabo — which sees the creation of an international entertainment content services partnership based in Burbank, California, that draws heavily on the experience and technology of two leading industry vendors. Mexico-based Labo…
Yusuke Okada of Toei Company to Receive “Distributor of the Year Award” at CineAsiaI
Yusuke Okada, CEO of Toei Company, will receive the “Distributor of the Year” Award at the CineAsia Awards Ceremony on Thursday, 14 December 2017 at the Grand Hyatt, Hong Kong. “It gives us great pleasure to honor Yusuke Okada of Toei Company,” said Andrew Sunshine, President of The Film Expo Group.…
On-demand Services Mirror Cinema Box-Office Movie Trends
A survey of UK film goers has shown that users of Video-On-Demand (VOD) services, such as Netflix and Amazon Video, consume the same movie content as they would at the cinema. Researchers at the University of York conducted the YouGov survey, sampling more than 2,000 adults from across the UK, to ga…
Dadi Cinema Enters IMAX Business With Five-Theatre Agreement In China
IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX), IMAX China Holding Inc. (HKSE: 1970) and Dadi Cinema Group, China’s second-largest exhibitor, today announced a sales agreement for five IMAX® theatres to be added to new multiplexes in First-, Second- and Third-Tier cities in the People’s Republic of China…
AMC Entertainment, Inc. And Dreamscape Immersive Announce Wide-Ranging Strategic Partnership
AMC Entertainment (AMC) the largest theatrical motion picture exhibitor in the world, and Dreamscape Immersive, the location-based VR startup backed by some of Hollywood’sbiggest players, today announced a wide ranging strategic partnership that will rapidly scale the development and expansion…
Jan Runge to Become European Representative of the ICTA
The ICTA is very pleased to announce that Jan Runge, former CEO of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) will become the European representative of the ICTA coordinating all ICTA business in Europe as well as engaging and enrolling new members to the organization. This becomes effective immediat…
Ymagis Group Installs Its One Hundredth EclairColor Screen, the First in the United States
The Ymagis Group, the European specialist in digital technologies for the film industry, announced that it has installed its 100th cinema auditorium with EclairColor™ HDR (High Dynamic Range) at the Alamo Drafthouse cinema in Austin, Texas (USA). The 100 EclairColor screens are currently located acr…
Titan VR Launches First Wireless Virtual Reality Multiplex
One of the most innovative and exhilarating virtual reality experiences in the world is being launched in Moscow, with the opening of the Titan VR’s first Virtual Reality Multiplex inside the Karo Vegas 22, the largest cinema in Russia. “Movie lovers around the globe are excited about virtual realit…
Ymagis Group Announces Agreement with Nordisk Film Cinemas for Field & Customer Services at 21 Cinema Locations
MPS Announces Appointment of Matt Aspray as New CEO
Mike Plante Joins Las Vegas Film Festival as Captain of Strategy
Seasoned film festival programming veteran Mike Plante returns to Las Vegas as Captain of Strategy for the Las Vegas Film Festival, which is partnering with CineVegas to present films, live comedy, independent video games and more. The 2018 Las Vegas Film Festival is scheduled to return to Brenden T…
B&B Theatres Partners with Cinema Intelligence to Leverage Big Data for Optimal Film Scheduling
Cinema Intelligence, specializing in business intelligence solutions for cinema exhibitors, announced today that it has signed a partnership with B&B Theaters (‘B&B’) that will enable Cinema Intelligence to roll out to approximately 50 cinema locations. Cinema Intelligence, a Vista Group com…
AMC Theatres Achieves Milestone as AMC Stubs Loyalty Program Crosses Above 10 Million Member Households
AMC Theatres (NYSE:AMC) today announced a historic milestone for its U.S. loyalty program, AMC Stubs, which just signed up its 10 millionth member household, growing from 2.5 million to more than 10 million member households, the result of a successful program re-design and re-launch 14 months ago.…